The tokusatsu fandom may be small by comparison to the anime fandom, but it is as immensely passionate about their love for adults in skin tight suits and rubber monster costumes as any anime fan toward attractive animated teenagers.

On July 22, the graduation performance for AKB48 member Shinoda Mariko was held at AKB48 theater in Akihabara, Tokyo. With this performance, Shinoda ended her 7 and a half years as a member of AKB48. As it was Shinoda's final performance, applicat...

Kaze Tachinu is the latest film from acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, his first at the helm since 2008's Ponyo. Set prior to World War Two (or, at least, the West's involvement in Japan's side of it), it focuses on the man who would go ...

One of the most viewed stories of today is quite literally an uplifting one, as busy commuters in the morning rush hour worked together to push a train so that a woman trapped between the train and the platform edge was able to escape unscathed.

Here's Game Freak's newest game, which involves a "collaboration" the developer started referencing last week with a mysterious message on its site. It's called Soritia Horse, and the collaboration in this case is between two genres: solitaire and...

In addition to previewing game footage ofPok&eacute;mon X and Pok&eacute;mon Y, the Pok&eacute;mon Smash TV show has offered a look at the upcoming Pok&eacute;mon XY anime, set to premiere in Japan October 17th.

Kaze Tachinu, the latest Studio Ghibli film, opened this weekend in Japan. It's also stirring up plenty of controversy online. The reasons why might surprise you. They might not. As previously mentioned, the film is fictionalized biography of Jiro...

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment we have all been waiting for is finally here. For a while we thought it might never happen, but we're happy to announce that the hugely successful Japanese charity breast-squeeze is back!

It's Monday, which is the worst way to start the week, isn't it? So, how about some heart-warming news to get things going? Let's see, what have we got… oh, yes, a story about how, while deboarding a train in Saitama prefecture, a woman slipped an...

Officers raided GP Bar on Saturday nightTOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Saturday evening raided a popular nightclub within the Gas Panic chain in the Roppongi entertainment district for improper licensing and took two employees into cust...

Don't expect too much new footage in the latest teaser for the live-action Tiger Mask film, but you can get a few more glimpses of lead actor Eiji Wentz in the role of Tiger Mask/Naoto Date. See how the adaptation is shaping up in the brief clip b...

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is getting even more new costumes. Tecmo Koei America have announced that the game's female cast will have "pop idol" outfits that you'll receive as pre-order bonuses, depending on whether you order at GameStop or Amazon.

A few days after the impressive "May'n experience" at the Budoukan, we had an opportunity to speak with the artist. Unlike her tremendous stage presence, in person May'n had the air of a somewhat quiet and delicate girl.

Sword Art Online Ahead of its premiere on Toonami this coming weekend at 2:00am on Saturday night/Sunday morning, Toonami has let loose with a new dub trailer of the series Sword Art Online, which will see an August home video release from Aniplex...

It's the kind of story us girls have always wanted: an unpopular high school girl catches the eye of the most popular guy in school. For sixteen-year old Mei Tachibana, this fairy tale becomes a reality.

「薬師坊の奥座敷」 (Yakushibo no Oku Zashiki ) "Yakushibo's Inner Parlor" I think it's testament to the brilliance of Uchouten Kazoku that three episodes in, it remains a spellbinding experience; and in fact, every episode have progressively gotten better ...

The pacing of Attack On Titan seems to slow down after reclaiming Trost and it looks like it will be the complete opposite from what the anime is when it aired it's first three episodes. Nevertheless I don't even mind how slow this thing is since ...

Recap: Touma confronts Accelerator while Mikoto looks for a way to use the Sisters to help end the fight. Jel's Thoughts: I have to imagine this is much closer to what this scene was meant to be when it was originally conceived.

The Wind Rises Earns 960 Million Yen From Weekend Premier Miyazaki Hayao's latest animated movie "The Wind Rises", which is also known as "Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ)", made its premier over the last weekend. It retain the box office magic of previous Miy...

Super Robot Wars There's a whole lot of anime being released this week, though a good chunk of it are just re-releases. But not any re-releases, a priced down SAVE series of editions for Case Closed. With each of them averaging about 600 minutes, ...

Get your eye patches, jolly rogers, pokedex and pokeballs ready as we take a look at our latest anime PV round-up and boy do we have a treat for you guys. Let's start off with the latest footage from the new Pokemon XY anime.

New images for Kamen Rider Gaimu has surfaced online, revealing the show's official logo and the second Rider! Also seen in the picture is are some shots of Kamen Rider Gaimu. Kamen Rider Gaimu's second Rider is currently unnamed.

With the movie hitting Japanese theaters on November 23, the movie's official website has posted its latest trailer, a brand new key visual image and some character designs. The trailer introduces Makoto Yuuki, the main protagonist who can use mul...

「モテないし、悪天候」 (Motenai shi, Akutenkō) "Since I'm Not Popular, The Weather's Bad" The experience of spending 22 minutes with Kuroki Tomoko sure isn't getting any easier. I've been of a mind to come up with one-word summations of anime lately, and wit...

Did you miss your chance to get the Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 7: Hero's Edition? Well, here is another chance for you to get him … albeit in different form. XD Yes, as you can see there, it is Nendoroid Iron Man Mark 42: Hero's Edition + Hall of Arm...

First Look at Live Action Rurouni Kenshin Movie Sequel First peek of the movie sequel for the live action adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin has been uploaded onto Takeru Satoh's staff blog, which features Kenshin walking thought a traditional Japanese...